Authored by Michael John Claringbould. Many of these articles have been published in the magazine 'Flightpath'
Old Aviators
Never Die
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Pacific
Prowlers |
Wherefore the
Real Swamp Ghost |
Colonel Robert H. Strauss was the
first Commanding Officer of the 312th Bombardment Group in
WWII. This article honours the memory of men like him who flew in the
Pacific war.
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HERE TO SEE STRAUSS' AIRCRAFT
Published in Flightpath magazine
in June 2000. |
A comprehensive article on the role
of the B-25 Mitchell in combat in Australia and the Pacific
CLICK
HERE TO SEE FIFTH AIR FORCE MITCHELLS |
History of the New Guinea wreck of an intact
B-17E known as 'Swamp Ghost', including an album of photos taken at
the site in Decmber 2003. The Japanese side of the conflict is also
presented.
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HERE TO SEE RECENT PHOTOS OF THIS RELIC |
Reconstruction
of 'Hap' |
What
Really Happened to McGuire ? |
Hudsons Versus OSCARs |
Allied Air Intelligence
Report dated 16 September 1943, an example of the many original sources
Aerothentic accesses and uses for research and publications |
The loss of Ace Thomas
McGuire remained shrouded in mystery for more than sixty-five years.
Read what really happened to this enigmatic pilot, as researched in
2001 after a field trip to the Philippines |
Ground-breaking research, which assembles
the Australian, Japanese and U.S sides of what happened during the first
use of OSCAR fighters on the New Guinea mainland. It also has interesting
postscripts. |
Dobodura
Camp Life
An
accurate yet humorous rendition of what life was really like in the
forward New Guinea air bases.
Recent photos of Dobo
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History of Big Emma
One of the first Liberators assigned to the SWPA. This is an extract
from our book
'Forty
of the Fifth'. |
Psychological
Warfare in the SWPA
Read
about an Allied propaganda unit whose activities have remained obscure
for years. |
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Lost
Legions
Published
in the January 2002 edition of Flightpath, read about how much of the
history of the opposing Japanese aerial forces has been lost forever
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Darwin
Defenders
Published
in the May 2002 edition of Flightpath, this is the account of a 49th
Fighter Group pilot defending Darwin, with links to an extensive associated
photo album
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